Harley Quinn Goes Bishoujo

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Kotobukiya adds Joker's mistress to its growing line of Bishoujo statues.

By Jesse Schedeen

It's turning out to be a pretty swell spring for Harley Quinn. First she took center stage in the pages of DC's new Suicide Squad series. Then WB announced the release of Harley Quinn's Revenge, an expansion pack for the Arkham City video game. Keeping Harley mania burning, today Kotobukiya sent us new information and images for their upcoming Harley Quinn Bishoujo statue.

The Bishoujo line is aimed at taking various popular female characters from comic book and video game franchises and reinterpreting them in an anime-influenced art style. Harley joins the likes of Batgirl, Catwoman, and Poison Ivy from the Batman comics who have also made the transition.

This statue is based on concept art from Shunya Yamashita and is sculpted by Masahiro Takahashi. The design is clearly inspired by Harley's classic look in Batman: The Animated Series and DC's Batman comics, rather than her more recent video game or New 52 redesigns.

Like the rest of the statues in the Bishoujo line, Harley is constructed of PVC. She measures about 10-inches tall, which Kotobukiya describes as "ultimate 1/7 scale."

Harley is priced at $59.99 and is currently scheduled for a September 2012 release. Based on Koto's release schedules in years past, we wouldn't be surprised to see a variant version of the statue debut as a convention exclusive this summer.

Jesse has been a writer for IGN Comics since House of M was the big craze in the comic community. Follow Jesse on Twitter, or find him on IGN.